Connect with Your Future!

Career Conversations - Held Annually in conjunction with the IMA Conference.

Purpose
The purpose of this event is to provide an opportunity for those interested in museum careers to connect with people working in the field.

A wide variety of jobs are routinely performed in a museum - marketing, website and publication design, artifact care and preservation, research and writing, exhibit design and construction, administration, educational outreach programs, heritage tourism, and more. Museum staff and volunteers come from many disciplines.

This event will open with a panel conversation with museum professionals who will share details about their job and career path. Question & answer will be

followed with an opportunity to connect one-on-one with museum staff members from a variety of Iowa museums.

There is NO CHARGE to attend this event.

Opportunity to Interview
There is an opportunity following the panel discussion for museums with openings for interns, volunteers, or jobs to interview students attending this event.

Museums must PRE-REGISTER to reserve a table for one-on-one time with students & emerging professionals.